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Chapter 28

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Lucia took a deep breath and turned to look at Emma who was beside her. “This really has nothing to do with Mr. Adams.” Emma sighed. “Then you need to find a way to explain. After all, everyone now thinks you’re head over heels in love with Mr. Adams to the point of badgering him.”

Explain? No one would listen even if she tried to explain.

“Ding-dong.” The door of the lift opened. Lucia and Emma stepped out side by side and walked to the front door.

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Suddenly, a man came up towards them. “Lucia!”

Lucia turned to see that it was Baron, a male colleague from the finance depart­ment.

“Baron, you just got off work too?”

Baron smiled at her and nodded. “What a coincidence.”

He paused, said hello to Emma, and then looked back at Lucia. ’’Where are you going? Do you want me to take

you home?”

A little uncomfortable with Barons enthusiasm and attention, Lucia reached out to hook her arm around Emma’s and declined with a smile. “I’ve got a dinner date with Emma.”

At that, Baron smiled and scratched his head. “Well then, you two go for dinner and I’ll take you home next time when I get a chance.”

“Okay, bye.”

After saying goodbye to Baron, Lucia pulled Emma with her and left the lobby of the company quickly.

the company, Emma smiled and asked, “Lucia, everyone can see that Baron likes you! And I think he’s nice. Why do you keep rejecting

She looked down at the wedding ring on her finger and had no idea

to Emma.

holding Lucia’s hand, “Actually, I do have an

promptly, “What

are crazy about Mr. Adams, right? If you get closer to

those

said made some sense, but she felt something strange at the same time. “To prove that I’m not interested in Mr. Adams, I should get closer to another man. Is that what you mean?” Emma nodded. “Yes. When the time comes, you can explain and those rumors will be gone.” Lucia hesitated. “But wouldn’t that be taking

She was

from Emma, Lucia kept thinking about it, but she

find that they were getting worse instead of dying down. Wherever she went now, everyone was looking at her with suspicion, judgment,

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on August would surely hear about all this when he came back from abroad.

about it, the more uneasy she became. In the end, Lucia ran out of ideas. She was at her wit’s end when she suddenly thought of what Emma had

this trick a lot in showbiz. To squash one rumor,

Baron so that August would not be affected. Having made up her mind, she summoned up the

if she should go inside, someone came out and, coin­cidentally, it

a stack of papers in his hand, Baron seemed to be on his way to

“What are you doing here, Lucia? Are you here to

nervous, not knowing where to begin with the words she

gathered her courage. “I’m.. here to see

felt

a deep breath. “I have time tonight.

without hesitation.

pictures, Lucia had become known in the company and everyone recognized her now. As a result, when they saw her with another man, they couldn’t help giving her a few extra glances. Baron smiled and asked, “What would you like to eat, Lucia? Fondue,

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